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Caswell Cyrus College: St. Bonaventure Height: 6-9 Weight: 220 lbs. Position: Forward BirthDate: June 1, 1976 Birthplace: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Highlights Was a three-time Atlantic 10 Conference All-Defensive Team member. Holds school records for most blocks in a career (289), season (99) and game (eight). Ranks 12th in school history in rebounding (680) and 22nd in scoring (1,121). Is 22nd player in school history to amass more than 600 rebounds and 30th player to top 100 games. Played one game in Portsmouth Invitational Tournament before injury caused him to miss remainder. Tallied 13 points, 10 rebounds and four blocked shots in 27 minutes in lone performance. College highlights at St. Bonaventure Led team in blocks (1.7 bpg) as a senior and finished second in both scoring (12.0 ppg) and rebounding (6.6 rpg). Named to Atlantic 10 All-Defensive Team and to All-Conference Third Team. Led team in scoring six times and rebounding 10 times. Tied for second in the conference in blocks. Reached double figures in scoring 19 times and rebounds five times. Posted 22 points and 11 rebounds vs. Massachusetts. Had 22 points vs. Dayton. Recorded 15 points, eight boards and a season-high five blocks vs. Xavier in Atlantic 10 Tournament. Hauled in career-high 18 rebounds in NCAA Tournament overtime loss to Kentucky. As a junior, was named to conference All-Defensive Team. Led conference in blocks with 3.0 per game, finishing 11th in the nation. Topped team in rebounding (6.9 rpg) and finished second in scoring (12.1 ppg). Finished fourth in the A-10 in field goal percentage (.481) and eighth in rebounding. Led team in scoring 10 times. Had five double-doubles, including 21 points and a season-high 15 rebounds vs. Rhode Island and 15 points and 13 rebounds vs. Duquesne. Had season-highs of 23 points and seven blocks vs. Liberty. Had 16 points and 10 rebounds at Xavier. Named to Atlantic 10 All-Defensive Team as a sophomore after leading the conference and finishing seventh in the nation with 3.1 bpg. Was second on the team in rebounding (6.3 rpg) and third in scoring (10.3 ppg). Led team in scoring 13 times. Topped team with three double-doubles. Made big improvement over freshman year totals, doubling his rebounding and tripling his scoring numbers. Scored a career-high 25 points and pulled down 13 rebounds in win over No. 20 Massachusetts. Had 17 points and 16 rebounds vs. Rhode Island. Broke own school record for most blocks in a game with eight vs. Siena and totaled five or more blocks on 10 different occasions. As a freshman, tied school record for most blocks in a season with 54. Averaged 3.9 ppg and 3.7 rpg, but emerged over the final eight games, increasing those numbers to 9.4 ppg and 7.3 rpg. Topped team in field goal percentage by shooting .553 from the floor. Blocked seven shots vs. Morgan State, setting a school record that he broke as a sophomore. Averaged nearly one blocked shot every 5.5 minutes he played. Led conference in blocks with 2.3 bpg while playing only 14.7 minutes per game. In first career start nearly notched a triple-double, posting 10 points, 11 boards and six blocks. Registered his first double-double by scoring 11 points and grabbing 13 boards vs. Rhode Island.
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